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| Easter Books : Egg Tree |
Read on to know the storyline of children Easter book 'Egg Tree' by Katherine Milhous.
The Egg Tree by Katherine Milhous is regarded a classic in the realm of
Easter literature. The book, which was written more than half a century
ago, still continues to charm young children with the tale of the Easter
egg tree tradition. The story narrates how a young girl Katy
accidentally discovers her grandmother's old hand-painted Easter eggs in
the attic and restores the Easter egg tree tradition.
The storyline unfolds with siblings Katy and Carl arriving at with
their Grandmom's place to celebrate the Easter season. On the Easter
morning, the siblings went on the annual Easter egg hunt through
Grandmom's place. Katy was initially disheartened as she couldn't find
any eggs, but when she went up to the attic, she found a cache of
beautifully hand-painted eggs. This led to Grandmom teaching all the
kids how to paint their own eggs and hang them from the branches of a
tiny tree to make an egg tree.
In the Egg Tree, author Katherine Milhous has made liberal use of the
lively colors and sweeping designs associated with Pennsylvania Dutch
folk art and tradition. In 1951, the American Library Association
awarded Milhous the Caldecott Medal for The Egg Tree. The popularity of
the egg tree tradition in America is often ascribed
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